Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:34 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:03 am – 3:45 pm
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People8,990 residentsin the Rickinghall, Walsham le Willows & Gislingham census areaMedian age 52.33,849 households77% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright9% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 4,221 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, construction 12%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 60% go by car, 4% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C618 mm of rain a year, 11 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August41 days of air frost, 17 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesTailors Greenpark · under a mileThe Greenpark · under a mileChurch Greenplaying field · 1.8 miHaughley Parkpark · 4.1 mi · 41 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Sep 199449 mi away, Offshore Harwich, EssexMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202634 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.1 · PM2.5 6.8 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband47% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,170 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation59 m194 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 46 to 65 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHartismere Hospital7.3 miGP surgeryManor Farm Surgeryunder a milePharmacyStation Pharmacy3.9 miDentistWedgwood House Dental Practice5.5 miPolice stationStowmarket Police Station.5.4 miCash machineEast of England Co-op ELMSWELL (CZC)4.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBacton Primary Schoolages 4-11, 111 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWest Suffolk College12.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI31 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN42 miRailway stationElmswell4.0 miBus stationBarnardsStowmarket5.7 miFerryShotley Point Marina Ferry LandingShotley Gate25 miBus stops14 within a mileEV chargingTesla SuperchargerBury Saint Edmunds4.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IP14 postcode district.
